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Which is a reason why some were AGAINST the LA Purchase?
a) It would double the size of the U.S.
b) It would protect our goods going to market
c) It may offend Britain (our ally at the time)
d) It was meant to be - a part of manifest destiny

Who was Napoleon?
a) Leader of Britain
b) A General in the European Army
c) Leader of France
d) An Ambassador sent from the United States

Instead, Napoleon offered the U.S. what...?
a) Control of the Port of New Orleans
b) All of New Orleans for $10 million
c) Control of the MS River
d) All of LA for $15 million

How did Spain lose Louisiana?
a) Spain lost a war against the French
b) Spain didn't lose Louisiana - trick question
c) France received it after the French and Indian War
d) France forced Spain to return it

Why was Napoleon interested in Louisiana?
a) He wanted to turn it into a sugarcane growing plantation economy
b) He wanted to attack the United States by going through Louisiana
c) He wanted to turn it into a wheat-growing breadbasket colony
d) He wanted to turn it into a movie empire

What did Jefferson send James Monroe to France to negotiate?
a) the purchase of just New Orleans
b) the purchase of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
c) the purchase of Louisiana
d) the purchase of Baton Rouge

Which is NOT a reason why Jefferson wanted Louisiana?
a) To protect the United States from attack
b) To protect trade and the economy
c) To safeguard the southern farms from invasive species
d) To control the Port of New Orleans

Why did Napoleon sale LA?
a) He needed the money.
b) He thought it was cursed.
c) His crops had failed.
d) He was concerned that the local economy was not successful

How did Thomas Jefferson feel about France owning Louisiana?
a) He was concerned.
b) He was happy.
c) He was confused.
d) He was optimistic.

In what year did the U.S. purchase LA?
a) 1802
b) 1803
c) 1800
d) 1833

Which Secret Treaty transferred LA from Spain to France?
a) Treaty of San Ildefonso
b) Treaty of Fontainebleau
c) Treaty of Paris
d) Treaty of Versailles

Why did Napoleon want to produce crops in LA?
a) To fuel his plans for a world empire
b) To feed starving children
c) To grow the worlds tallest corn stalk
d) Because Alaska was too cold.

How did Napoleon's plans fall apart?
a) The crops failed
b) The army he sent to re-enslave the people collapsed
c) The ships his army was sailing on sank in a storm
d) His army turned on him

What did Napoleon do with Louisiana?
a) He kept it for later
b) He sold it to France
c) He sold it to the United States
d) He sold it back to Spain

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